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Criterion
Paper illustration showing three sorted card stacks and an open question about a possible group.
UX Research
Card Sorting
Paper illustration of the Lightning Decision Jam working structure.
Facilitation
Decision Jam
First-click Testing method illustration showing its working structure
UX Research
First-click Testing
Purposedifferent
When content only makes sense internally and users can't find the structure again, card sorting exposes their mental order. Terms, groups, and naming are then aligned with the target group's expectations.When a decision is stuck, Decision Jam loosens the knot through structured separation of problem, idea, and selection. The format creates movement without jumping prematurely at the first seemingly elegant answer.When users immediately turn the wrong way on a screen or wireframe, first click testing checks initial orientation at high speed. The first click shows early whether expectation, labeling, and wayfinding fit together.
Complexitysame
LowLowLow
Timedifferent
20-45 min60-90 min1-2 Tage
Participantsdifferent
Based on research question4-1010-30
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshopAsync
Outputdifferent
Content groups, Label set, IA hypothesesProblem Cluster, Prioritized Challenge, ExperimentClick Heatmap, Success Rate, Design Recommendations
Tagsno overlap
Information architectureNavigationStructure
FacilitationDecisionProblem solvingWorkshop
UXNavigationFindabilityValidation
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Paper illustration of a branching category tree with a highlighted search path and possible dead ends.
UX Research
Tree Testing
Paper illustration of the Consensus Workshop working structure.
Facilitation
Consensus Workshop
Paper illustration for Kepner-Tregoe
Operations
Kepner-Tregoe
Paper mind map with a central course onboarding question, colored main branches, keywords and cross-links.
Facilitation
Mind Mapping